| وزارة النقل | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Egypt |
| Headquarters | New Administrative Capital, Cairo Governorate |
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| Website | Official website |
The Ministry of Transportation of Egypt (MOT) is the part of the Cabinet of Egypt concerned with transportation. It is responsible for meeting the transportation needs of the country, whether by sea, land or air, and is aligned with Egyptian national development plans. It is governed by the Minister of Transportation.
Some of the ministries tasks follow.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi set ambitious goals for the Ministry of Transportation, when he took office in 2014 and by June 2018, the Ministry of Transportation had reported several achievements. [1]
| Minister | Term start | Term end | Comments | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamdi Abdel-Salam El-Shayeb | 11 March 2002 | 1 May 2004 | Died in office | |
| Essam Sharaf | 12 July 2004 | 15 February 2005 | ||
| Mohamed Lotfi Mansour | 15 February 2005 | October 2009 | ||
| Alaa El Din Mohamed Fahmy | 3 January 2010 | 29 January 2011 | ||
| Atef Abdel-Hamid Mostafa | 29 January 2011 | 21 July 2011 | ||
| Ali Zain al-Abidin Salem Haikal | 21 July 2011 | 21 November 2011 | ||
| Galal Moustafa Mohamed Saeed | 7 December 2011 | 2 August 2012 | ||
| Mohamed Rashad al-Matini | 2 August 2012 | 17 November 2012 | ||
| Hatem Abdel Latif | 5 January 2013 | 4 July 2013 | Ends at the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état | |
| Dr. Ibrahim El-Demiri | 2013 | |||
| Saad el Geyoushi | September 2015 | [2] | ||
| Galal Saeed | 23 March 2016 | 16 February 2017 | [3] | |
| Hisham Arafat | 16 February 2017 | 27 February 2019 | [4] [5] | |
| Kamel al-Wazir | March 2019 | [6] | ||
The ministry is affiliated with a variety of bodies including: [7]
The Ministry's goals are to provide a road network meeting international standards and ensure competitive service in the transport of passengers and goods and a high degree of speed and security. MOT's goals are also to create a mass transit system developed and integrated between the provinces, while encouraging the private sector.
In June 2018, the Ministry of Transportation reported that 11 roads with a total length of 865 km had been constructed. New roads had been constructed and others had been doubled or lengthened. [1]
The MOT's goals are to focus on the development of the system of transporting goods and passengers through the modernization of the fleet of tractors and wagons by importing from abroad as well as the modernization of signaling systems and track maintenance.
In October, 2018 a contract was signed between Russia, Holland and Egypt for, among other things, the modernization of Egypt's railways. Negotiations had been in the works, at least since January 2018, with representatives from dozens of Russian companies visiting Egypt to discuss multiple construction projects. The contract speaks of a $7 billion investment. [9]
One of the goals are to develop the system of tunnels and complete the establishment of the remaining stages of the third and fourth line. In June 2018, the Ministry of Transportation reported on the phases that were completed and were still ongoing on the subway third and fourth lines. A new electric train line for the new administrative capital of Egypt had been implemented. Improvements and modernization included supplying air-conditioned trains, building escalators and electric elevators at metro stations and supplying new gates and ticket machines for the existing first and second metro lines and stations. [1]
The long-term goals are to activate and expand the Egyptian ports to increase capacity available for carriage of exported and imported goods and passenger transfer and to create new ports and develop the Egyptian Maritime Fleet. The objective is to build on the advantage of Egypt's geographical location to connect transportation between East and West, North and South. [1]
In June 2018, the Ministry of Transportation reported that the construction of new passenger terminals had been completed at Safaga port, Hurghada port, and Nuweiba Port. A waiting station had been constructed at the Hurghada port. [1]
In June 2018, the Ministry of Transportation reported that the shipping corridor's depth was increased to 15.5 meters and renovations were made to a bridge. [1]
In June 2018, as part Egypt's national plans to improve the ports, engineers improved the shipping corridor, constructed new berths for general merchandise and for maritime service, and constructed and supplied 4 marine locomotives. [1]
Port Qustal was established for trade between Egypt and Sudan East of the Nile. A new hub was constructed in Arqeen for Egypt and Sudan West of the Nile. [1]
Two river ports will be constructed; one in Qena and the other in Sohag Governorate, and the foundation stones were laid in April 2018 and May 2018, respectively. [1] [8]
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